Bucks Edged By Pirates,
Cold Hand Evens Record
Hoke High School's Bucks,
rated as one of tlie strongest
teams in the Laslern Division
of the Southeastern AAA
Conference, found out Friday
night that the Pirates of
Lumberton High School are
not to be taken lightly.
The Bucks traveled to
Lumberton Friday night in
search of their second
conference victory, they
returned to Racford, after their
coldest shooting night of the
season, with their first defeat
since the Christmas break and
their conference record evened
at one win and one loss. Final
score of the cliff ? hanger was
55 - 53 in favor of the Pirates.
Minutes before game time,
Coach Larry Phillips said, "To
win tliis game, we must shoot
well and really go to the
boards.'' His Bucks
outrebounded Lumberton 59 ?
29 but managed to convert
only 25 of 85 shots from the
floor (29%) while Lumberton
hit on 22 of 52 attempts for
42.3%.
The Bucks opened the first
quarter by scoring 16 points to
11 for the home team. In the
second quarter the Bucks
scored 12 points while the
Pirates scored 15 to close the
gap to two points at halftime.
Tlie Bucks managed to hold
onto their slim lead for about
one and a half minutes of the
third quarter. The two teams
traded the lead for the
remainder of the period. The
score was tied at the end of the
third period 41 - 42.
The Pirates scored the first
basket in the final quarter and
then managed to pull away to a
four point lead. The Hoke
team fought back to tie the
game at 46 - 46 with 5:06
remaining to play.
Lumberton then jumped to
a three point lead, had the lead
cut to one point, and tlien
built back up to a four point
advantage with 2:50 to play.
The Rucks came back to cut
the Lumbcrton advantage to
one point 54 - 53 with twenty
seconds on the clock. A missed
Lumbcrton foul shot and a
jump ball gave the Bucks a
chance to take the lead in the
game. The Bucks came down
court and took three good
shots before Lumberton gained
control. A foul shot with one
second left on the clock gave
the Pirates the two point
margin of victory.
The Bucks will play their
next game Thursday night
against the Dunn Greenwave in.
Dunn. The game was originally
scheduled to be played Friday
night,, but Dunn wanted to
reschedule the ball game
because of their exam
schedule.
Coach Larry Phillips
indicated he expected another
rough game in Dunn Thursday
night. "Road games are always
tough."
Phillips said he would play
with the same basic lineup.
Dan McGougan who played
fine ball Friday night is
expected to see more action in
future games.
To win tire Dunn game and
the rest of the games on the
schedule, Phillips said everyone
on the team must give a good
effort. "Even one poor
performance, really hurts us"
he concluded.
Hoke 16 12 14 11-53
Lumberton II 15 16 13 - 55
Hoke - Russell Davis 15, Jeff
McNeill 14, Garley Carpenter
8, Eugene Monroe 6, Danny
McGougan 4, Joseph Bridges 4,
James McLeod 2, and Tom
Howell. ?
Lumberton - Alvin Bullock
14, Willie Lorick 11, Earl
Darnell 10, A1 Price 10, Jim
Gane 6 and Lawrence Thomas
4.
Sanford Beats Bucks
In Wrestling Match
The visiting Sanford Yellow
Jackets forfeited one match to
the Hoke High Bucks but still
managed to take a 27 - 16
victory from the local grapplers
last Thursday night.
The Bucks gathered their 16
points on decision victories by
David Upchurch, Don
Williamson and Frank
Williamson, a draw by David
Wallace, and Sanlord's forfeit
in the unlimited weight class.
Tire defeat Thursday night
it the hands of Sanford left the
Buck matmen with a record of
3 - 4 for the season.
Tliis Thursday night they
will journey to Wadesboro for
i return match with Bowman
High School. In the first
rieeting between the two
cams. Bowman emerged with
a narrow victory.
100 - James Taylor (S)
dccisioned Paul Smith (H), 9 ?
4.
109 - David Upchurch (H)
decisioned James Wright (S), 6
- 2.
117 -- Zayne Tollfuer (S)
decisioned Barry Inman (H), 6
-0.
125 ?? David Wallace (H) and
Wayne Jolinson (S) drew, 7-7.
Wallace scored two points on a
reverse in the last thirty
seconds to tie the match.
132 - Hope Gladden (S)
decisioned Archie Crowder
(H), 2 - 0. The match was
scoreless after two periods.
139 ?? Don Williamson (11)
decisioned Ld Wester, (S) 7 ? 6.
Wester lead at the beginning of
the third period. Williamson
took the lead by one point,
lost it again, and then scored
two points on a reverse to win
the match and remain
undefeated.
147 -? Tony McLean. (S),
decisioned Thomas McMilliam
(H) 6 - 4. McLean scored two
points in the tliird period to
win the match.
157 - Nelson Holmes (S)
pinned Floyd Ray (H), with
29 left in the third period.
167 - Don Covington (S)
decisioned Wilbert McNair,
(H), 7 - 3.
177 - Ed Bauer (S) pinned
Randy Piopst (H) 1:15 of the
first period.
187 -- Frank Williamson (H)
decisioned Frank Gillian (S), 4
-0.
UNL -Sanford forfeited the
match.
Tlie U.S.S. North Carolina
Battleship Memorial at
Wilmington attracted a record
number of 161,232 visitors this
summer. A stalwart of World
War II, at one time she was the
Kreatest sea weapon ever built
y the United States. The
memorial is dedicated to the
men and women of all the U.S.
military services in World War
II.
Bowling
News
Blanton's Grocery ripped
third place 401 Amoco in four
straight games to open up a
nine game lead in the standings
of the Raeford Merchants
Bowling League.
While Blanton's Grocery was
winning four games, llowell
Drugs rocked second place
House of Raeford by taking all
four of their matches. The four
victories moved Howell Drugs
up in the standings to sixth
place.
Dees' Esso broke an eleven
game losing streak by winning
three .games from Long's
Grocery. Dees' was led by
James Lowery who bowled a
215 and a 202.
John K. McNeill, Jr., leader
in the competition for
individual honors, improved his
average for the season by one
point by bowling an even 200
game. Bobby Posey also
bowled a 200 game.
McNeill is closely pursued in
the individual standings by
Jesse Taylor, with a 167
average, and John Lockcy, Bill
Jenkins, and Harold Wright.all
with averages of 165.
LEAGUL STANDINGS
Blanton's Grocery
52
? 40
House of Raeford
43
- 29
401 Amoco
41 'A ?
30 L
Long's Grocery
41
?31
Dees' Esso
37
-35
Howell Drug
34',5 -
371:
City Cleaners
32
? 40
McNeill's Grocery
31
-41
Town & Country
29
?43
Bob's Body Shop
19
?53
TOP TEN BOWLERS
John K. McNeill. Jr. 168
Jesse Taylor 167
John Lockey, Jr. 165
Bill Jenkins 165
Harold Wright 165
Harry Walton 164
Norbet Schmitt 164
Bill Hendrix 163
John Fly 161
Mackie Carter 159
Farmers Subject To
Self-Employment Tax
Greensboro- ?North Carolina
farmers are subject to self
employment tax for 1909 if
their farm income is $400 or
more J. E. Wall, District Di
rector of the Internal Revenue
Service, advised today.
The self-emplnynH'i)t tax
rate is ti.9 percent with a max
mum of $538.20, and is in ad
dition to income tax.
A self-employed farmer i^
one who operates his own busi
ness or farm. A farmer is also
considered self-employed if In
employs others to operate or
work his farm even though he
does not live on it him.-elf
A farmer must file a Fed
eral Income Tax return ami
pay the self-employment tax
due if his net earnings from
self-employment are $400 oi
more, even if his gross income
is less than $000 and he ones
no income tax. -
The self-employment tax ap
plies to a maximum of $7800
But this figure is reduced by
any wages from which Social
Security taxes are withheld.
A special optional provision
in the law enables farmers to
acquire Social Security credits
even if they have a loss after
expenses are deducted.
"Farm" as used in the tax
law relating to Social Security
and self-employment taxes, in
cludes stock, dairy, poultry,
fruit, fur-bearing animals, and
truck farms, and also planta
tions ranches and nurseries.
Tid-Bits
F rom
Hoke High
B> Mar> Nell llaruanl \ \? v
Last week was .1 win Inis)
week lui lloke High students.
Thursday and I nday were \ei
aside lot exams lomouow
lloke High will he gin ? I s second
semesler. let's hope ih.ii this
one will go by as lapid as the
first one did.
Monday night. January
12th, the Wrestling leant
stoinied o\ei Pineeiesi .?') ? '?
Don Williamson set a ictoid
this year lor the lastest pin. s-l
seconds. Don W illiams m and
Richaid Davis aie still
undefeated, keep up the good
woik!
I tiesday night the bucks
traveled t>> Rockingham
play the Rockets tm the
second tune. I he Hahv Iti . k
started the inulit oil rtcht win
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tlie nmlit I'll itelii \miIi .i win.
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In ,i seme oi 7u . >2. Ml in jII
n wj*. j viieeesslu! ntelii fin
huNkelbiill.
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Hueks tueil bin ilie bellow
J.ickei* mui iikkI mei litem.
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lu I umlu'i ion loi tlie?? NeeoiiJ
etuilerenee e.inv. tin* lime
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leant Iv.iI ilie I'lutex. I lie
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College Students
Two Hoke County students
are listed among the 955
Appalachian Stjie University
scltolars who received Dean's
List honors lor then academic
performances during the
university's fall quarter. The
total represents 17 per cent ot
ASU undergraduate student
body.
To qualify foi the honor, j
student must have maintained
at least a B average on 15
quarter hours of academic
work. Any grade below ( is an
automatic disqualification
The honor students tiom
Hoke County are Maiy Jean
Mat herly . a junior elemental >
education majoi. the daughtei
of Mr. and Mis. I I MalhciU
of Raeford. Jasper Cuine
Clark, a sophomore, the son oi
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Davis o'
Raeford.
Three Raeford students have
been named to the Dean's l.isi
for fall semeslei at Queens
College here. They aicCaiotyn
Thomas Culbreth. Saiah
Gwendolyn ((iwen l McNeill
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the IV.iii'n I ini io( jeademie
aelneument m the I.1II i|iiailei
1 <mii i-l 1 lie lii'iln: students
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Local Business
lite worlds largest retailer
has nisi announced a reduction
:n puce ol from live to ten per
cent.
I In* done in the face ol'
piedictcd increases in tlie cost
.?I living However. it was done
with con tide nee that the price
ledu.t. >r was a sound business
move.
lite company officials
believe inci eased sales will
nii'ie than offset price
reductions. I Ins plulosophv is
not a new one. In tact, the
Coinpanv became the world's
laigest letailer on the I>jms of
high volume of sales and low
matgiit >>; pn>tit.
Dating the tiee spend.ng eia
<?' the foil's, some ictailers
and mat.ulaciurers appjienilv
became convinced that the
consumer had become
oblivious ot prices.
However, lire consumer,
however affluent. has never
torgotlen price and never will.
Since old luxuries have heeome
neeessiiies. shopping is being
done nroie carefully than ever.
The consumer is noi buying
recklessly. He is simply buying
more from an unlimited choice
of goods and services.
And he is still looking to his
local newspaper to provide him
with information on what to
buy and on which store offers
the best deal.
The Great Smoky Mountains
National Hark, established iit
llMO. is the nation's most
populat National Hark. More
than seven million people
visited the Smoky Mountains
last \eai.
FI.M: DL'FFXSL' ?? Bucks' senior center Joseph Bridges found the Lumberton defense too tough to handle Friday night as he was
held to a mere four points in the Bucks' third loss of the season. James McLeod (43) watches the action.
IIIINIWS JOfKNAL KAKFORD. NORTH CAROLINA
nil KSDAY. JANI ARY 22. 1970 SLCTION I,PACK 7
n MI'SI IOT I ROM Tin COR MR Hack veteran Jef]
\h St ill is caught hv the camera in the act of scorntg two points
?ii flu ? I his l<mg lumpers against the l.umberton I'irates Friday
night Mi \ all set 'red I -I pi tints.
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